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Operation IRINI is part an integrated European approach that includes political, military, economic and humanitarian efforts to stabilize Libya, but is not the solution to the country's crisis, said the operation's commander, Rear Admiral Stefano Turchetto, on Thursday. Turchetto made his remarks during a webinar organized by Operation IRINI titled "Fight against illicit trafficking in the…

Russia’s war in Ukraine is making neutral Finland and Sweden seriously consider joining NATO. Such membership would strengthen the alliance’s defenses and greatly increase security in the Baltic region.

EU, Korean experts discuss maritime security

With the threat of a new cold war looming as war rages in Ukraine, a group of influential civil society leaders have launched a call to action to (...)

Most Swiss want to see closer cooperation with intergovernmental defence alliance NATO. However, they do not want to become a member.

In light of the destabilizing role played by Turkey and the support Greece has received, approving a major arms sale to Turkey would be self-defeating and contradictory.

A high-level global commission, which includes representatives from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), formed to tackle the (...)

Today, there is a strong female presence at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and women hold many different types of positions. On 31 (…)

During parliamentary elections on Sunday last week, Hungary’s right-wing populist leader, Viktor Orban, won a fourth consecutive term, with his ruling Fidesz party bound to take two-thirds of the seats in the Hungarian National Assembly. The re-election of the self-touted “illiberal” leader will have ramifications that transgress the domestic realm. Orban, who has overseen the erosion of democratic institutions in his country, has been referred to as Moscow and Beijing’s “Trojan horse�...

Will the EU be able to keep up the momentum for developing its defence capabilities?